HEALING BAT

HEALING BAT is a European project that brings together 10 leading universities, research centres and innovative companies from 6 different countries to investigate next-generation battery technologies. Within 4 years, the project will develop and implement self-healing concepts and materials in key battery components, used in conventional lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, and extrapolate the designs and concepts to develop a new class of self-healing structural batteries based on Li-S. HEALING BAT will also create a toolbox consisting of self-healing materials, relevant sensors and bespoke battery management systems, with the aim of maximising the performance of the developed Li-S battery in terms of quality, reliability and lifetime, as well as avoiding or timely healing occurring damages. For this purpose, the project has been granted more than €5.7 million from the European Commission and the respective UK and Swiss funding agencies, under the umbrella of the Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation. HEALING BAT also takes part in BATTERY2030+, a large-scale European initiative that brings together several Horizon Europe projects to invent the sustainable batteries of the future, that will demand fewer resources and improve the competitiveness of European battery cell industries. ________________________ Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.